character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pointing out; identification
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to translate; to interpret
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
preference; priority; precedence
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
riskiness; (level of) danger
price; cost; value; worth; value
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to have meaning; to be meaningful
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
explanation; interpretation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)